According to China Sugar Mfg. Industry Profile - the industry research report issued by Zeefer Consulting, Guangxi, Guangdong and Yunnan are the major production bases for sugar mfg. industry in China. Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong and Jiangsu are the secondary distribution areas for this industry. Guangxi has most leading sugar mfg. enterprises, and among all top 100 large sugar mfg. enterprises across China, 61 are located in Guangxi.

In terms of market size, in 2009, sugar mfg. enterprises above designated size achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 7 billion. Total assets of enterprises inside sugar mfg. industry exceeded USD 10 billion, a rise of more than 10% on a year-on-year basis. The total number of enterprises above designated size in sugar mfg. industry was more than 300, a rise of more than 3% on a year-on-year basis. The total export delivery value exceeded USD 15 million, a decline of about 20% on a year-on-year basis.

In terms of industry-wide profit, in 2009, profits of enterprises above designated size in sugar mfg. industry added up to more than USD 300 million, a growth of more than 90% on a year-on-year basis. The averaged profit margin of enterprises in sugar mfg. industry was higher than 4%. A total of more than 100 enterprises suffered a loss, the percentage of loss-incurring enterprises was higher than 35%.

In terms of market position of foreign enterprises in China, in 2009, sales revenue from foreign enterprises engaged in sugar mfg. production in China added up to more than USD 1 billion, taking a share of more than 15% of the gross sales revenue from sugar mfg. enterprises across China. Foreign enterprises enaged in sugar mfg. industry achieved a profit of more than USD 100 million, taking a share of more than 40% of the total profit from sugar mfg. enterprises across China.